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1. Paralyzed by Pleasure

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Staff

... cabin floor was slowly freezing to death. It was high in the Rockies in southwestern Alberta, and outside a blizzard raged. John Elliott had logged miles that day through the deep snows of the mountain passes. As he checked for avalanches and as dusk ... long line of dogs famous for their heroics in times of crisis. "If that dog hadn't been with me, I'd be dead today," John Elliott says. "When you're freezing to death you actually feel warm all over, and don't wake up because it feels too good." This moving ...

2. Needed: Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... with these words: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you . . . Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (John 14: 27) (2) Our Bible passage for today has much to say about peace. Listen specifically to verse 17: "[Jesus] came and preached peace to ... considered "cleaner, smarter, and more civilized" than blue-eyed students. The results of this social experiment were shocking. Elliott reports that by midday, she could easily tell the difference between brown-eyed and blue-eyed students ...

3. On Claiming One’s Inheritance

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... phrases in the Bible which requires some understanding.John defines it succinctly: “This is eternal life, (present tense,) that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.” (John 17:3) “Eternal Life” is a life lived ... s love, in response to God’s love for us in Christ. And God is pleased to accept us, “Just as we are.” What was Miss Elliott’s hymn? You know it. It begins this way: “Just as I am, without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me, And that ...

4. Soul Bread!

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... very name of God but he is claiming to be everything God is. This is something that we see seven times in John's gospel. John leaves us in no doubt that this Jesus Christ is not just another religious leader. He is the Lord God himself. Listen ... the next morning she knelt at the side of her bed and asked Jesus into her heart. Before the sun rose the next morning, Charlotte Elliott gave the world one of the great hymns of the Christian church: Just as I am, without one plea, but that Thy blood was shed ...

5. Living in the Red

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Hill Far Away . . ." But that hill far away has become too far away and the cross is barely to be seen. This is the thesis of John Fischer wonderful book entitled On a Hill Too Far Away: Putting the Cross Back at the Center of Our Lives (2000). As song-writer Fanny Crosby ... , and I will refresh you.'" And how are we refreshed? By being in the red. I learned only recently that Charlotte Elliott's "Just as I Am" was actually designed as a communion hymn. (For more see Peter Newman Brooks, Hymns as Homilies [ ...

6. The Law and the Promise

Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:1-14

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... (cf. Rom. 10:16; 1 Thess. 2:13). It bears the same meaning in Paul and in the rest of the NT (e.g., Mark 4:23; 1 John 1:1; Heb. 2:3) as in our modern context when a person might say “I hear you,” meaning “I accept what you are saying.” The phrase ... , N. Y.: Orbis, 1994], p. 227). That is, Paul became at once committed to Christ and to society’s poor and disenfranchised. Elliott regards the centrality of the cross to Paul’s gospel as a symbol of his political commitment, or to put it another ...

7. Faith or Observance of the Law

Galatians 3:1-14, Galatians 3:15-25

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

8. Scroll Bread and Honey

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... new. May your heart, your mind, your spirit be filled with every good thing today and always. May you be blessed. *See Lawrence Elliott, The Long Hunter: A New Life of Daniel Boone [1976], 203). Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Mark 1:1-8 Minor ... s action in the world. Unlike God’s penial action in the Exodus toward the Egyptians, God’s action through the prophecy of John will bring Messiah into the world, bringing all of God’s sweetness and fullness to every human being in the world. “Taste ...

9. Freedom Song

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... earth except maybe Italy." Heather, age 5 "America is the best because people in other countries are smaller and they get trodden on easy." Elliott, age 9 "Everybody wants to live in America because we own the moon. The President bought the moon from God for a million ... little too high right now. I'm going to wait till the price comes down." (5) The cost of freedom is high. For John Sager's family it meant the constant threat of suffering and death on the Oregon Trail. For Harriet Tubman it meant dangers on ...

10. Called to Be Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... corner of the garden for prayer. Later, as the service was being conducted in a private house, Hosier sat quietly as the white minister, John Walker, preached. At the conclusion of that sermon, Hosier took his place behind the chair where he had been sitting. Very quietly he began ... dinner." Without haste, and without rest, God’s saints abide - because God abides in them. 1. Charlotte Elliott, "Just As I Am, Without One Plea" in The Book of Hymns, number 119. 2. Warren Thomas Smith, Harry Hosier: Circuit Rider (Nashville: The Upper ...

11. Star Witness

John 1:35-51

Sermon

James Merritt

One of my favorite movies is "The Untouchables." Elliott Ness is the hero, Al Capone is the villain. The entire picture is a portrayal of how Ness is trying ... preaching a Sunday morning message, a crusade, or some other activity such as that. That is exactly what we see happening here in this passage" "One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah' (which is translated, the Christ ...

12. It's Not Rocket Science

John 8:31-41

Sermon

James Merritt

... this book is so important. “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me.” (John 5:39, ESV) The primary purpose of this book is not to teach you how the heavens go, but how to go to heaven. It is not just ... On The Fascinating Chemistry Of Everyday Life, (Toronto: ECW Press, 2002), p. 21-22. [5] Samuel Elliott, Morrison, The European Discovery of America – The North Voyages, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1971), p 6. [6] Stephen ...

13. That The World May Believe

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... faces of all those gentled people and said, “You know, a fool would have swallowed that.” We come today in our preaching through John’s GospeI to the 17th chapter. It is one of the most majestic utterances of Jesus. A farewell discourse, coming just before his ... of years ago there was a national spelling contest in Washington, D. C. In the fourth round of the contest, Rosalie Elliott, then an eleven-year-old from South Carolina, drew the word “avowal.” In her soft, Southern accent, she spelled it. ...

14. Marketplace Christianity

John 2:13-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... called to be the “house of God” within the world. May we be the “house of prayer” that God intended us to be. [1] John’s scripture sees this happening at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, although Luke and others see it happening near the end of his ministry ... in the little time remaining before his death. [2] See thebiblejourney.org for this image. [3] See Paul M. Elliott, “In What Areas of the Temple Did Jesus Teach,” Teaching the Word, http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/default ...

15. Losers Keepers

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... interesting suggestion: that every church member must be required to reaffirm his or her membership vows at least annually. John Wesley would have approved, I think; but the idea meets resistance. Imagine getting 1500 members of First United Methodist ... they had a fierce reputation. The five young men were slain before their work was hardly begun. One of the young men was Jim Elliott. When he was a college student, preparing to go to the mission field, he wrote down many of his deepest convictions. One of ...

16. Standard Building Codes

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Lust is looking at a person for the purpose of deliberately stimulating desire. It is not just appreciating someone's beauty. John Maxwell describes lust as, "Any thought, that if you actually carried it out, would be a sin." Incidentally, if I could ... Other Words", May-June, 1994. [6] MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesen Study, Washington Times, 1/26/00. [7] Elizabeth Elliott, Passion and Purity, (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1983), p.147. [8] Michael Medved, Hollywood Vs. America, New York ...

17. No Longer Orphans

John 14:15-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... simply a reminder that sometimes the smallest gift can be used by Christ in a magnificent way. Our lesson for the day from John’s Gospel is set at the Last Supper. Jesus is preparing his disciples for his betrayal and crucifixion. The events that are coming ... mother, Anna Rebecca Hall, died from diphtheria in 1892. The next year, when Roosevelt was 9 years old, her father Elliott died from the same disease. Eleanor was raised by her maternal grandmother. Maybe this is what gave Roosevelt her great ...

18. What Super Power Would You Choose?

Luke 10:1-11, 7-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... By Kyle Idleman, https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/not-a-fan-are-you-a-fan-or-a-follower-kyle-idleman-sermon-on-commitment-to-christ-150356?ref=SermonSerps. 6. Kathleen A. Brehony, Ordinary Grace, pp. 1-2, 87-96; cited by Mark Barger Elliott in his paper on John 10:1-11 for the 2005 Moveable Feast. Cited by Rev. Karen Chakoian, http://www.granpres.org/Sermons/2007-02-04.htm. 7. Carolyn Arends, “Satan’s a Goner: A lesson from a Headless Snake,” Christianity Today (February, 2011) @Leadership Weekly ...

19. Epiphany 3

Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... Theme: Jesus' preaching commands/demands change - Repentance Call to Worship One pastor did this: Begin with a contemporary call to repentance, using the method of the Old Testament prophets. You may want to read, The Prophets on Main Street, by J. Elliott Corbett, published by John Knox Press, Richmond, Virginia. You may want to conclude with the words ascribed to Jesus by Mark in chapter 1 , verse 15. Then, continue with the following, or a similar, litany: Pastor: We have heard the call to repentance. Do ...

20. Why Fear Growing Old?

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... writing and speaking creatively and with conviction when he was 103. Lyman Abbot was a leading editor at 86. Charles Elliott was an outstanding educator at 92. Gladstone was Prime Minister of Great Britain at 83. Tennyson wrote "Crossing the Bar ... . And Christ says: "Go, go, keep going in life’s compassionate involvement - and I will be with you always, even to the end." John Haynes Holmes adds his touch of vision: Thou wilt not lose nor leave us, Thy love endureth still; Patient and calm and changeless ...

21. When You Feel Helpless

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... be helpless, according to professor Webber's hypothesis, you are taking God's name in vain. As one author reminds us: God knows our name (John 10:3). God numbers the hairs on our head (Matthew 10:30). God counts the steps of our feet (Job 14:16). God bottles the ... WORLD TAUGHT ME by R. Scott Richards, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1991. 2. A DAILY DOSE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM by Alan C. Elliott, Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, Tn., 1998, p. 281. 3. Robert H. Schuller, IF IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S UP TO ME ...

22. Aging Is Mandatory; Maturity Is Optional

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... They are just kidding, aren't they?" [Signed] Marsha. "Dear God, I think about you sometimes, even when I'm not praying." [Signed] Elliott. "Dear God, please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up." [Signed] Bruce. "Dear God, in ... Commentary, makes the point that only someone who is secure in his/her identity can humble himself and become a servant to others. John chapter 13 verse 3 mentions that Jesus had come from the Father and knew that he was returning to the Father. He had ...

23. A Longer Stride and a Larger Embrace

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the academy. It is abbey also. The end to which we move in our thirst for holiness is purity of heart. The Puritan divines labeled this heart-work. John Flavel, a 17th century English Puritan, put it in this perspective: the “greatest difficulty in conversion is to win the heart to God; the greatest difficulty after ... than risk the joy of an unpredictable one. We need to remember the words of T. S. Elliott: “Only those who are willing to risk going too far can possibly find out how far to go.”

24. Orient Your "itudes"

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of Jesus' healing ministry was precisely this healing of the mind or change of attitude that followed in his wake. One of the reasons for the enduring resonance of Charlotte Elliott's "Just As I Am" is that it's one of the few hymns to mention healing of the mind as a consequence of salvation. Jesus had Aptitude. One of ... risen Christ? "As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Live on in my love" (John 15:9). Are you living on in Christ's love, with Christlike Attitudes, Aptitudes, and Latitudes?

25. Did You Know?

1 Timothy 1:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... Jesus." "Jesus" was his domestic name. Many people do not realize that Jesus was a common name two thousand years ago, much like John, James, or Charles is today. But the Lord Jesus had a way of turning the common into the uncommon, and of turning ... 'clock in the morning she got out of her bed, knelt down, and gave her life to Jesus Christ. That young lady's name was Charlotte Elliott, and she wrote that night these words: Just as I am, without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidd' ...

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